Reckon One and the new Backpackers Tax

Question: How do I create a tax scale for the recently introduced “Backpacker Tax”? Solution: Set the Employee Tax Scale to Voluntary/Flat Rate and enter the rate of 15%. The Issue In December 2016 the Australian Government finalised the re-categorisation of foreign visitors on working holiday visas (“backpackers”) for PAYG withholding purposes, from parity with […]

Reckon Accounts Business Range and the new Backpackers Tax

Question: How do I create a tax scale for the recently introduced “Backpacker Tax”? Solution: Set the Employee Tax Details to Tax Code 8-No TaxC and the Tax% field to 15%. The Issue In December 2016 the Australian Government finalised the re-categorisation of foreign visitors on working holiday visas (“backpackers”) for PAYG withholding purposes, from […]